Telehealth Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder Associated With Patient Retention

This study offers insights into patient characteristics associated with AUD treatment in an era of ex panded telehealth and suggests that future policy changes in telehealth should be carefully considered given the potential to widen disparities in care.”For related information, see thePsychiatric News article “Federal Telehealth Policy Changes After COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. ”(Image: Getty Images/iStock/brusinski)Help APA Address Parity IssuesAPA needs member input to assist us in discussions with federal agencies that work to enforce theMental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. This will help APA counteract misinformation coming from health insurance plans. Please take a few minutes to answer this short surveyhere. The deadline is  Monday, April 1.For previous news alerts,click here.
Source: Psychiatr News - Category: Psychiatry Tags: alcohol use disorder AUD Audio-only telehealth COVID-19 in-person Medication AUD psychotherapy public health emergency telephone telepsychiatry veterans Veterans Health Administration VHA Source Type: research